Viking-era bead from Birka, Grave 628
- Polychrome bead from Birka, Grave 628
- £8.00
Glass polychrome Viking-era beads based on finds from the Birka excavations.
A base bead of yellow glass is accented with four raised, striped murrini
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(5mm hole) |
Viking-era glass beads based on finds from Sweden, these lampworked beads have been created using the traditional method of winding layers of molten glass around a mandrel (metal rod) and then decorating the bead with additional molten glass in contrasting colours in a variety of patterns including thin trails of glass and layered dots.
